Incidents
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Exchange of fire on Tajik-Kyrgyz border
06 August
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06 August 06.08
What went wrong in Central Asia’s coronavirus response?How poor planning and a fixation on faulty test results undid months of hard work
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31 July 31.07
“Another week and I wouldn’t have got out of there alive”Why patients in Uzbekistan fear ending up in hospital, and medics fear the end of the lockdown
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“This is hell. And it’s only just beginning”: Bishkek sharpens lockdown measures amid reports of overfull hospitals and people dying at home01.07 22:07 -
Backlash over moves to make private companies pay as Uzbek quarantine measures extended until August15.06 17:20 -
Tajikistan leaps to top of regional COVID-19 deaths listing as medics say they are working without PPE18.05 15:33 -
Berdymukhamedov offers aid to neighbours after ignoring hurricane-hit Turkmens07.05 17:19 -
WHO missions to verify lack of coronavirus in Tajikistan and Turkmenistan23.04 16:48 -
Uzbekistan makes face masks obligatory, suspends public transport to, from and within Tashkent23.03 17:11 -
Kyrgyzstan declares national emergency21.03 23:27 -
Tajikistan to close airports from 20 March19.03 20:22 -
Uzbekistan closes borders and schools due to coronavirus15.03 15:21 -
Kazakhstan declares national emergency over coronavirus15.03 15:16
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12 June12.06PhotoFive days of apocalypseOn the anniversary of the June 2010 interethnic violence in southern Kyrgyzstan – What was the scene in Osh in the aftermath of the clashes? -
02 June02.06VideoFire and stone hailViolent clashes break out on the Uzbek-Kyrgyz border -
14 April14.04In harm’s wayRates of infection among Central Asian healthcare workers are alarming. Their complaints are rarely welcome -
20 March20.03A billion-dollar crisis package, appeals to private businesses and a bootleg alcohol tragedyThe latest coronavirus news from Central Asia -
27 December27.12A New LowAfter the plane crash in Kazakhstan: What do we know about the causes of the disaster, and what are likely to be the consequences?